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1. Handmade Rag Area Rug, 1850 - Rug, Area

   Handmade Rag Area Rug, 1850. Colored rag strips are of various fibers, possibly including wool, cotton and linen. Rag strips are woven through a burlap backing. Pattern is of alternating dark and light brown colored diamonds with a pattern of two same-colored flowers and one different-colored flower in the center with green leaves at points of longest ends of diamond. Long end of diamond pattern runs along the long width of the rug with short...

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2. Oriental Rug, c. 1900 - Rug

   Oriental Rug, c. 1900. Woven wool rug has a large red ground rectangle in the center surrounded by alternating brown, blue , brown white, blue and brown borders respectively. White, green, blue, gold and brown geometric shapes on red ground have box "windows" and pointed "roofs" and possibly represent buildings. Inner blue border is filled with a row of burgandy, white red, brown and gold X-shapes with a line going through and connecting them....

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3. Oriental Rug, pre-1961 - Rug, Oriental

   Oriental Rug, pre-1961. Multicolored cashmere wool with a geometric design that incorporates floral and animal motifs. The center medallion has a blue cross that contains a red flower with a green dot at center. The interior of the outer edge, which is brown, has alternating white anchor shapes and red flowers with blue centers. Moving outward, the next section of the design has a yellow ground with a floral motif of red, pink, white, and blue fl...

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4. Rag Throw Rug, c. 1870 - Rug, Rag

   Rag Throw Rug, c. 1870. Cotton rag throw rug is comprised of several rows of three each cotton strips twisted together. Rows are sewn together with thread. Fabric is mostly light tan with some strips containing blue, red, gray or brown. At each end are sixteen tufts comprised of tied thread left over from sewing the rows of fabric together. Probably hand made.

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5. Woven Wool Throw Rug, n.d. - Rug, Throw

   Woven Wool Throw Rug, n.d. Warp is comprised of dark tan 1/8" jute(?) cordage through which the weft, comprised of wool yarn, is woven. Design is comprised of two 8" sections horizontal stripes 6 1/2" from top and bottom. From the center radiating out above and below, the symmetrical stripes' colors within each section are: white, pink, red, berry, lavender, black, dark green, medium green, light green, yellow, white, lavender, red, berry, pl...

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